Babies are receptive to open minded learning and are more connected in the brain than adults, mainly due to more neural pathway’s being available in the young brain than in the adult brain. As we get older our brains strengthen in the areas most often used and weaken...

In this blog I have looked at the opportunities that arises when children teach others, “others” to not only include peers but adults and parents. When it comes to learning as Albert Einstein pointed out “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” ? Albert...

Here is part 3 of Sarah’s thoughts on the benefits of playing a Ukulele. An improved ability to work as a team and an increasing confidence and ability to share with and trust, others. As outlandish as my claims seem to be, the playing of an instrument in a group...

In Part 2 of Sarah’s articles on the benefits of playing the Ukulele she discuses Increased Self Awareness- (physical) Hands- Core- Posture- Emotional and Social Five levels of self-awareness as they unfold early in life Philippe Rochat Department of Psychology, Emory...

We all know there are benefits to playing a musical instrument. In the first post of 4 here is Sarah, who teaches Ukulele here at Circus, explaining the first benefit an increase in “core” and manual strength and dexterity. Whilst I assume that some of the more...

The following is a guest post (one of a series of three) from Carla Saunders the founder of Parenting From The Inside Out. Carla is an experienced and qualified child behaviour expert (ex NHS). She can help parents to first understand and then to find solutions for...